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#12 Institutional Investors Essential To Closing The Infrastructure Funding Gap

7 July 2023

Institutional investors are essential to closing the infrastructure funding gap. But right now they contribute a tiny fraction of financing to infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries. So how do we change that? In this episode, we explore how blended finance structures and guarantees can unlock this financing gap.

Your hosts are Marjolein van Kampen and Lucinda O’Gorman, and on the podcast are:

Nishant Kumar, Managing Director Asia, GuarantCo
Anh Nguyen, Client Relationship Manager, GuarantCo
Sophie Gaze, Senior Analyst, GuarantCo

Find out more at guarantco.com/blended-knowledge/

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